In their November 2006 [http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6386670.html ''School Library Journal'' column], Renea Arnold and Nell Colburn summarize recent research they cite again and again to validate the work librarians do for early literacy. Early literacy efforts in the form of [http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Professionaltips:Community_Portal#Preschool_Storytimes Preschool Storytimes] have been with us since the late 19th century.

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In their November 2006 column, [http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6386670.html Some persuasive evidence to share with those who serve young children], Renea Arnold and Nell Colburn summarize recent research that they cite again and again to validate the work librarians do for early literacy. Early literacy efforts have been with us since the late 19th century.

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The [http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/ECRR/researcha/Research.htm project site] for the ALA Every Child Ready to Read @ your library® project, a collaboration between the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA), both divisions of ALA, includes references and links to the research supporting the critical need for early read aloud activities.

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For ALA's newest efforts in this area, see the press release dated May 24, 2011, [http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/every-child-ready-read-launches-new-website Every Child Ready to Read® launches new website]: In anticipation of the release of the Every Child Ready to Read® @ your library® 2nd Edition Toolkit, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA) have launched an updated and redesigned Every Child Ready to Read® (ECRR) website, [http://www.everychildreadytoread.org http://www.everychildreadtoread.org]. The new website is easy to navigate and includes the research and rationale that led to the development of the 2nd Edition, product details, sales information and a link to an archived copy of the recent [http://www.everychildreadytoread.org/sneak-peek-webinar Every Child Ready to Read 2nd Edition Sneak Peek webinar].

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* Every Child Ready to Read® @ your library® (ECRR) -- [http://www.everychildreadytoread.org http://www.everychildreadytoread.org] -- is a parent education initiative. It stresses early literacy begins with the primary adults in a child's life. The ECRR toolkit empowers public libraries to assume an essential role in supporting early literacy within a community.

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Other useful sites include:

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See also the [http://wikis.ala.org/ecrr PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read® @ your library® wiki].

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* [http://www.firstbook.org First Book]

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* [http://www.naeyc.org National Association for the Education of Young Children]

For ALA's newest efforts in this area, see the press release dated May 24, 2011, Every Child Ready to Read® launches new website: In anticipation of the release of the Every Child Ready to Read® @ your library® 2nd Edition Toolkit, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA) have launched an updated and redesigned Every Child Ready to Read® (ECRR) website, http://www.everychildreadtoread.org. The new website is easy to navigate and includes the research and rationale that led to the development of the 2nd Edition, product details, sales information and a link to an archived copy of the recent Every Child Ready to Read 2nd Edition Sneak Peek webinar.

Every Child Ready to Read® @ your library® (ECRR) -- http://www.everychildreadytoread.org -- is a parent education initiative. It stresses early literacy begins with the primary adults in a child's life. The ECRR toolkit empowers public libraries to assume an essential role in supporting early literacy within a community.